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NEWS ABOUT: Mercedes Benz

Mercedes Benz stories: 14 news summaries

(Newser) - Despite predictions of its demise, the SUV is alive and well at the New York auto show this year, Dan Carney writes for MSNBC. Sure, more fuel-efficient models of classic 4x4s make up the majority of the cars on display, but reports that the gas guzzler is passé, emanating from... More »

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General Motors • fuel efficiency • Land Rover • Mercedes Benz • crossover • hybrid car • SUVs • New York International Auto Show • Subaru • off road vehicles • sport utility vehicle

Germany's Scheme to Scrap Cars Sparks Sales Explosion

Sales mostly go to small cars

Feb 26, 09 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Automakers are running out of gas all over the world—except in Germany. Volkswagen expects to have its best February ever, selling 120,000 cars, while GM subsidiary Opel has sold 40,000, its best month in 5 years, Der Spiegel reports. It’s all thanks to the scrapping... More »

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Germany • General Motors • Audi • Mercedes Benz • Volkswagen • auto industry • Porsche • BMW • Renault • Opel • Dacia

 US Ports Awash in Foreign Cars 

Masses of unsold imports back up in lots

Dec 8, 08 5:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The new car market is so flat that massive numbers of imported vehicles are being warehoused at ports and other available space, Reuters reports. Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, and other dealers can't take fresh deliveries because their sales lots are jammed with thousands of unsold vehicles. Demand for all... More »

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Toyota • Honda • Nissan • San Diego • Mercedes Benz • Mitsubishi • Volkswagen • auto sales • auto imports • Port of Long Beach • Port of Los Angeles • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics

 Detroit's Pain Could 
 Be South's Gain 

The South is home to eight foreign auto plants and more are on the way

Nov 20, 08 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Is Greer, SC, the new Motor City? With execs from the Big Three getting a frosty reception to their efforts to wrest $25 billion from the federal government to stay solvent, the home of BMW’s North American operations—as well as other Southern communities that are home to foreign... More »

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Toyota • Detroit • Hyundai • Mercedes Benz • auto industry • financial crisis

 Mercedes Revs Up Hybrid 

'09 version of luxury automaker's S-Class will get about 30 mpg

Sep 12, 08 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mercedes is adding a hybrid model to its line of S-Class luxury autos in June 2009, BusinessWeek reports, promising nearly 30 miles to the gallon and adding $14,000 to its $88,000 base sticker price. The model—which, unlike some other hybrids, can’t run exclusively on battery power—... More »

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fuel efficiency • Toyota Prius • Mercedes Benz • auto industry • hybrid car

 London's 
 Stodgy Cabs 
 Get Overhaul 

Classic black taxis could be phased out for minivans

Sep 2, 08 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - London's black cabs, with their jump seats and garrulous drivers, are one of the emblems of the city. But they're also gas-guzzling polluters, reports the New York Times, so this month the eco-conscious British capital is introducing a new taxi to its streets: a minivan designed by Mercedes that bears... More »

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London • Daimler • taxi • Mercedes Benz • Britain

 Top 10 Priciest Cars to Own

Mercedes takes top four spots on Forbes list

Aug 13, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gas prices may be sinking, but the owners of luxury and high-performance vehicles wouldn't know it. Factoring in $4-plus premium gas, depreciation, insurance, fees, and sales tax, some top cars cost double over a 5-year stretch what owners first paid. Forbes wheels out the priciest (including 5-year pricetag): More »

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Lexus • list • Dodge • Audi • luxury car • Mercedes Benz • cost • Volkswagen • Forbes • auto sales

 Smart Car Scores Big on Cute 

Tiny rides now trendy, even for big car people

Jul 18, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mercedes’ Smart cars are selling brilliantly—the US waiting list is 30,000 long—and the tiny two-seater's performance at the gas pump isn't the whole story. Yes, they’re the most fuel-efficient non-hybrids around, but only barely—some Hondas and Toyotas almost match their 33mpg. There's also the cute... More »

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fuel efficiency • Mercedes Benz • auto industry • Smart Car • SUVs

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 Audi Aims to
 'Outsnob Mercedes' 

Luxury car maker amps up prestige with R8 supercar

Jun 24, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prestigious Audi seeks to turn its nose even higher and “outsnob Mercedes” by 2015, Esquire reports—not in sales, but in swanky elements, including:
  1. Over-the-top bells and whistles: A Bang & Olufsen stereo system has tweeters popping out of the dash, which aim to silence the nearest BMW.
... More »

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Audi • luxury car • Mercedes Benz • cars

 Volvo Promises
 Crash-Proof Car
 By 2020 

Road deaths will be history, Swedes say

May 1, 08 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Volvo executives have vowed to create an un-crashable, injury-proof car by 2020, Reuters reports. The car manufacturer is adapting technology developed for commercial aviation to create a vehicle that will take over the controls in a dangerous situation and brake or steer out of harm's way. Engineers are hopeful such... More »

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safety • Ford • Volvo • radar • Mercedes Benz • engineering • sonar • biomechanics • behavioral science

 Car of the Year: Mazda2 

Compact gets top world honors at New York auto show

Mar 21, 08 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The compact Mazda2 took top honors as World Car of the Year yesterday at the International Auto Show in New York, the Detroit News reports. The car, also known as the Demio in some countries, earned accolades from a panel of international journalists for its combination of performance and price.... More »

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Mazda • Ford • Audi • Mercedes Benz • BMW • auto show • Detroit Auto Show • New York International Auto Show • World Car of the Year • Mazda2 • Audi R8 Suerpcar

Tiny Smart Cars Zip Toward US

Newsweek interviews president of Smart USA

Sep 19, 07 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the first Smart Car set to hit the US in January, Newsweek questions the company president on the intelligence of trying to sell a 1,750-pound vehicle in the land of bigger-is-better. Despite bad safety ratings from Consumer Reports and entrenched SUV love in the American psyche, he seems... More »

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America • Mercedes Benz • auto industry • Smart Car • David Schembri • cars

Life Without Chrysler Suits Daimler Fine

German automaker predicts 10% profit margins by 2010

Aug 30, 07 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rid of the Chrysler albatross since its May sale, German automaker DaimlerChrysler says its profits are taking off, Business Week reports. CEO Dieter Zetsche said yesterday the company—which aims to strip "Chrysler" from its name this fall—is likely to beat his estimates of 7% profit this year,... More »

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Chrysler • DaimlerChrysler • Dieter Zetsche • Mercedes Benz • auto industry • cars

Luxury Cars Flunk
Damage Tests

Weak bumpers, expensive parts drive up costs of repairing high-end vehicles

Aug 2, 07 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Luxury cars will rack up exorbitantly expensive damage after even low-speed impacts, a federal safety report says. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety numbers out today show that 11 high-end vehicles, including Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan models, have bumpers that are too weak and impact absorbers that don't extend far enough—... More »

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Nissan • crash • Audi • luxury car • Mercedes Benz • damage • cars

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